CHEESE OF THE MONTH- St Tola Goat's log Delicious handmade organic goats' cheese from Inagh in the south Burren. Read all about this wonderful cheese here. 10 % off for the month of June.
BOOK OF THE MONTH- 100 Best places in Ireland to Stay 2010 by John and Sally Mc Kenna Pick up your copy of the Mc Kenna's indispensable guide to the country's most inspired destinations. If you're holidaying at home this year, or just hitting off for the weekend, you'll find this travel guide essential for pinpointing the best independent hotels, b&bs and country houses. 'There's hardly a corner of the country left untouched in the search for culinary excellence and hospitality hotspots' Marie- Claire Digby The Irish Times
Meet the Maker - The Burren Smokehouse - Friday lunchtime - 18th June June is looking like a bit of a Burren Bonanza. As well as St Tola being our cheese of the month, Birgitta from the Burren Smokehouse will be giving samples of her wonderful smoked fish at Rua in a few weeks time. Her 'hot' smoked salmon has proved to be incredibly popular seller in both cafes and in Rua delicatessen. Come and see what all the fuss is about on Friday 18th June...
Father's Day Hamper - Sunday June 21st Poor Dad. Father's day can be a bit of a non event compared to the Maternal celebrations of March . Unlike Mammy, Dad doesn't really want a 'lovely card', but if you do remember him this year, why not drop into the delicatessen and grab any of the following: (or get the lot in one of our hampers - we can make them look man-ly, y'know)... A seriously good bottle of wine or port, a lump of Carrowholly cheese, some Rua Chutney and Gubbeen oatcakes, Meat by Hugh Fearnley Whitingstall, Grill tongs for the barbeque, Lots of seeds for his new veg patch that he doesn't know he's planting yet...
NEW PRODUCTS Homemade lemonade to go Chegworth Valley juices Piri Piri Sauce (delicious Portuguese Hot Chilli Sauce) Pónaire Award-winning Fair Trade Coffee from Limerick New extended range of delicious goodies in from Rococo Chocolates New Wine: Corso Nero Chianti Rufina 2007, Italy. Salad dressings and marinades from Olives et al.

Night time. We're continuing to run our last Friday of the month evenings upstairs at Spencer Street and now taking bookings for Friday June 25th and Friday July 30th. It's a great night with a three course set menu, celebrating lots of delicious local ingredients. Have a look at a sample menu on our website. Booking is essential, so please call Colleen on 094 928 6072 if you'd like to reserve a table.
DELI ON A PLATE Watch out in both cafes for special features on many of our favourite delicatessen ingredients over the summer- Gubbeen charcuterie plate and Chorizo, cheese and chutney toasted sandwich, Connemeara smoked fish plate, Burren hot smoked salmon with beetroot relish, Carrowholly cheese plate- delicious, simple plates of food with little or no messing around with these wonderful local ingredients... all available at a café near you over the next the summer months! DRINKS Watch out for daily juice specials, homemade lemonade and our new stock of delicious Luscombe drinks such as Elderflower bubbly, St Clements Orange and Raspberry lemonade.
Recipe of the month Rhubarb Fool with Orange Butter biscuits... Fools are a fantastic way to show off all the delicious fruits that spring and summer have to offer.It's basically lightly cooked fruit folded into cream with a little sweetening or sharpening with some citrus if necessary. Click here to have a look at the recipe, as well as some great wild garlic recipes from last month....

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